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forefather \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English forfader, forefader, from for-, fore- fore- + fader father — more at father 1. : one that precedes another in a line of descent in any degree of consanguinity but usually in a remote degree : ancestor 2. : a person of an earlier period and common heritage without necessarily a traceable genealogic relationship : forebear — usually used in plural Synonyms: see ancestor |